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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIO N 54 |
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| 5 | 5 | | June 14, 2023 - Introduced by Senators TOMCZYK, BRADLEY, CABRAL-GUEVARA, |
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| 6 | 6 | | JAMES, MARKLEIN, NASS, QUINN and S TROEBEL, cosponsored by |
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| 7 | 7 | | Representatives BODDEN, TUSLER, BEHNKE, ALLEN, ARMSTRONG, BINSFELD, |
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| 8 | 8 | | BRANDTJEN, BROOKS, EDMING, GOEBEN, GUNDRUM, GUSTAFSON, HURD, |
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| 9 | 9 | | MAGNAFICI, MAXEY, MICHALSKI, MURPHY, O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN, RETTINGER, |
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| 10 | 10 | | ROZAR, SCHMIDT, SCHRAA, SCHUTT, TITTL, WICHGERS and GREEN. Referred to |
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| 11 | 11 | | Committee on Licensing, Constitution and Federalism. |
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| 12 | 12 | | To amend section 18 of article I of the constitution; relating to: the freedom to |
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| 13 | 13 | | gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (first consideration). |
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| 14 | 14 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 15 | 15 | | This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2023 legislature on first |
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| 16 | 16 | | consideration, provides that the state or a political subdivision of the state may not |
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| 17 | 17 | | order the closure of or forbid gatherings in places of worship in response to a state |
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| 18 | 18 | | of emergency at the national, state, or local level, including an emergency related to |
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| 19 | 19 | | public health. |
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| 20 | 20 | | A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, |
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| 21 | 21 | | and ratification by the people, before it can become effective. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Section 18 of article I of the constitution is amended to read: |
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| 24 | 24 | | [Article I] Section 18. The right of every person to worship Almighty God |
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| 25 | 25 | | according to the dictates of conscience shall never be infringed; nor shall any person |
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| 26 | 26 | | be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any |
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| 27 | 27 | | ministry, without consent; nor shall any control of, or interference with, the rights |
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| 28 | 28 | | of conscience be permitted, or any preference be given by law to any religious |
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| 40 | 40 | | SECTION 1 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2023 - 2024 Legislature |
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| 42 | 42 | | establishments or modes of worship; nor shall any money be drawn from the treasury |
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| 43 | 43 | | for the benefit of religious societies, or religious or theological seminaries; nor shall |
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| 44 | 44 | | the state or a political subdivision of the state order the closure of or forbid gatherings |
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| 45 | 45 | | in places of worship in response to a state of emergency at the national, state, or local |
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| 46 | 46 | | level, including an emergency related to public health. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the |
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| 48 | 48 | | legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for three |
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| 49 | 49 | | months previous to the time of holding such election. |
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